The Iceland Volcano Thread

maquiladora

Two new live streams going up here :

http://eldgos.mila.is/eyjafjallajokull-fra-fimmvorduhalsi/

Top one should feature smooth video, not like the jerky low frame rate streams we have had up to now. The lower one I think will be infra-red, so we should be able to see an eruption in the dark and through clouds. They are just getting set up now.

roryc1

Hey maquiladora, have a look at this I think you will like it
http://www.vizworld.com/2010/04/earthquakes-eruption-iceland-2010-vimeo/

rockonollie

most reliable source of predictions is the VAAC website's updates at the following link: Ashcloud monitor

The most recent image is at the bottom, a new image is put up every 6 hours showing the movement of the cloud at the time of the update, and the predicted movement in 6, 12 and 18 hours time.

Currently they update every 6 hours or so but in times of higher activity they'll update more often

redsteveireland

maquiladora wrote: »

Two new live streams going up here :

http://eldgos.mila.is/eyjafjallajokull-fra-fimmvorduhalsi/

Top one should feature smooth video, not like the jerky low frame rate streams we have had up to now. The lower one I think will be infra-red, so we should be able to see an eruption in the dark and through clouds. They are just getting set up now.

Hey! Who was that, did anyone else see him on the first cam?

Excellent quality, apart from the fog...

Jumpy

maquiladora wrote: »

Two new live streams going up here :

http://eldgos.mila.is/eyjafjallajokull-fra-fimmvorduhalsi/

Top one should feature smooth video, not like the jerky low frame rate streams we have had up to now. The lower one I think will be infra-red, so we should be able to see an eruption in the dark and through clouds. They are just getting set up now.

Ah, I should have read the "infra-red" part of your post before thinking JESUS CHRIST ITS ERUPTING.

Redsunset

maquiladora

Iceland Met Office update :

Assessment - 06 May 2010 20:15

Explosive activity has increased and effusive part has decreased for the last two days. This results in a higher eruption column with increased tephra fallout.

The ash plume, observed from commercial pilots between 0530h and 0800h: 30,000 ft/9km. ICG helicopter flight between 13h and 14h: sometimes under 20,000 ft (where there is a cloud bank) and oscillates up into the cloud bank (over 9 km).

The plume has been almost totally hidden by cloud today, this was a rare glimpse from this morning :

http://scienceblogs.com/eruptions/Eyjaf5-5-10.jpg

Pangea

Just seen the news ,airports closed again
It said a huge cloud of ash heading towards us , 1000 miles long and 700 miles wide.
It said the volcano is entering its most explosive stage and it is bad news for the summer..

nacho libre

Pangea wrote: »

Just seen the news ,airports closed again
It said a huge cloud of ash heading towards us , 1000 miles long and 700 miles wide.
It said the volcano is entering its most explosive stage and it is bad news for the summer..

It looks like you could be stuck in Donegal for the summer. Does any person, even you, deserve such a wretched fate:p

maquiladora

Pangea wrote: »

Just seen the news ,airports closed again
It said a huge cloud of ash heading towards us , 1000 miles long and 700 miles wide.
It said the volcano is entering its most explosive stage and it is bad news for the summer..

I dunno about it heading towards us just yet, its going to be off the West coast up till midday tomorrow anyway, we will see what happens after that, hopefully it will stay out over the Atlantic : http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/aviation/vaac/data/VAG_1273168968.png

maquiladora

http://www.sat24.com/Eyjafjallajokull-volcano.aspx

The upside down question mark :pac: moving down by the west of Ireland is the ash cloud.

Webmonkey

What the chances Saturday be okay?

If I don't get out of here Saturday then I'm screwed.

Pangea

nacho libre wrote: »

It looks like you could be stuck in Donegal for the summer. Does any person, even you, deserve such a wretched fate:p

Most beautiful place in Europe , We even get longer days in the summer than you guys in mayo :P

drymartini

at 5.35am today

drymartini

at 5.53am

drymartini

6.02am

Diageio_Man

http://www.flickr.com/photos/49970120@N06/4585526391/
looks like it's picking up. this is at 7am this morning.

drymartini

6.23am

Can someone also tell me if you can see these photos?

I only see the jpg file name. TY.

Diageio_Man

i can see them when i click on the link alright.

jambofc

drymartini wrote: »

6.23am

Can someone also tell me if you can see these photos?

I only see the jpg file name. TY.

cant see them unless you open them up,looks angry this morning

drymartini

Diageio_Man wrote: »

i can see them when i click on the link alright.

TY D_M. I havent figured out how to paste them directly into the message box, so using the upload window.

At least the cloud has disappeared at the moment.

maquiladora

Check out the live video on this page. Good refresh rate and a great view. Also has thermal cam view :

http://eldgos.mila.is/eyjafjallajokull-fra-fimmvorduhalsi/

alibabba

God the live feeds show one angry volcano

maquiladora

Iceland Met Office has confirmed that the volcano is bluging or inflating again over the last 48 hours. This indicates we could see a new phase to the eruption in the near future, maybe with a new opening.

Latest charts show the ash staying out to the west of Ireland for the rest of today at least.

4 new earthquakes around Eyjafjallajökull this morning.

alibabba

Got this screen shot before the clouds moved in after 8am this morning:

Jumpy

maquiladora wrote: »

Iceland Met Office has confirmed that the volcano is bluging or inflating again over the last 48 hours. This indicates we could see a new phase to the eruption in the near future, maybe with a new opening.

Latest charts show the ash staying out to the west of Ireland for the rest of today at least.

4 new earthquakes around Eyjafjallajökull this morning.

Thats hopeful right? Once we get magma most of the ash should die down I assume.

alibabba

Explain this one to me. And i know Im leaving myself open to ridicule.

I was driving home from work yesterday evening (Galway), I heard and felt this tingling noise outside the car on the roof. I looked but there were no lorrys pulling a load of sand, which i assumed was the reason. Then I saw the windscreen start to fill up with pink red droplets, with the same tinkling noise. This lasted for only 2 or 3 seconds and was gone again.
I had to use the screen wash to remove the doplets from the windscreen, but when i got home there was plenty of evidence left on the roof and bonet. Everyone that looked at it thought it was very odd, some suggested it was red ash !
I find that explanation hard to believe. But i def didnt fly into a swarm of flies or anything like that, so its hard to know if it is indeed ash from volcano.
But it did fall from above, and its red.
You have to scrap it off the car this morning with a fingernail, its stuck hard to it and its gritty.

Mad or what !

positron

Heard on Newstalk that it's looking bad for Sunday afternoon - depending on the strength of the wind from the North. I was going to arrange flights for Monday morning - should I even bother?

Webmonkey

Oh no, I'm scheduled to fly tomorrow morning at 10.

How long will it take before Ash cloud reaches us this time? - Will I just get home in time?

maquiladora

Look at the latest charts, the ash is staying out to the west of us for the moment anyway :

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/aviation/vaac/data/VAG_1273210738.png

Next update there is around 12:30.

Webmonkey

maquiladora wrote: »

Look at the latest charts, the ash is staying out to the west of us for the moment anyway :

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/aviation/vaac/data/VAG_1273210738.png

Next update there is around 12:30.

Apologies, I'm not been lazy, I'm just busy working here in Germany and this is my "news" thread if I get home or not.

Thanks for that.

maquiladora

Nasty looking plume at the moment

sunbabe08

i dont mind being stuck in england for a couple of weeks

maquiladora

Huge black plume at the moment :


http://extras.vodafone.is/trailers/fimmvorduhals/mx10-4-235-80/2010/05/07/09/current.jpg?0.9721282942138829

&

http://mulakot.net/images/myndavelar/14flugv.jpg

News from home.....

The Government Taskforce on Emergency Planning is meeting in Dublin to discuss the affect of the volcanic ash cloud from Iceland.

Agencies including the Irish Airport Authority and Met Eireann have gathered to discuss updates on the current situation with representitives from the Department of Transport.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0507/travel.html

jaredGalen

Was thinking of flying to the US for about 5 days (last minute plan) but need to be back to start a new job Monday 17th of May.

At the moment everything is telling me that there is a fair chance to think that I might not get back in time. Especially if the winds swing around to come from the north more.

Is there any good resource for long term weather forecasts?

maquiladora

jaredGalen wrote: »

Is there any good resource for long term weather forecasts?

http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=nwdc;sess=

Thats the output from the GFS weather model. You can select select charts like Jetstream and North Atlantic winds there. The problem is that after 3/5 days its less and less reliable like all weather models.

jaredGalen

Thanks, I don't know what to do Guess the safer option is of course not to go. Things change so quickly its feckin unreal.

Jumpy

maquiladora wrote: »

http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=nwdc;sess=

Thats the output from the GFS weather model. You can select select charts like Jetstream and North Atlantic winds there. The problem is that after 3/5 days its less and less reliable like all weather models.

That says Wed 9am has the winds pointing straight at us.

GODAMMIT.

maquiladora

jaredGalen wrote: »

Thanks, I don't know what to do Guess the safer option is of course not to go. Things change so quickly its feckin unreal.

Yeah its hard to know what will happen from one day to the next. Also worth keeping an eye on Met Eireann's updates here too :

http://www.met.ie/news/display.asp?ID=61

lalipule

I'm in the similar situation, I have a flight tomorrow morning to Vienna and I'm supposed to be back on Monday morning, still not sure what decision to make, I keep watching the websites mentioned in previous posts but this is not helping.

jaredGalen

Amazingly the update posted yesterday was based on the 19:00 forecast and they said:

The plume should be held out to the west, just off the Irish west coast, for the next two or three days and the risk of airport closures is low

At 20:30 the IAA released its airport closure notices....Arrgghhhhh
Anyway, I'll let the thread back on topic, no point in moaning about my woes

drymartini

11.30am

maquiladora

Impressive plume



Looking very explosive at the moment.

nacho libre

Has the release of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere died down? Also, is the plume now reaching as high as it was in the early days of the Eruption?

jaredGalen

Could somebody interpret this for me?
What is the Blue outline versus the previous green outline?

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/aviation/vaac/data/VAG_1273232256.png

Pangea

I asked the same question sometime ago , I dont know either.

dak

http://www.iaa.ie/files/2010/images/20100507072841_Volcano%20Chart%207%20may%200800.pdf


I'd say from looking at the IAA chart ( see link) that the blue line represents the area where ash exceeds engine manufacturer ash limitations

maquiladora

nacho libre wrote: »

Has the release of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere died down? Also, is the plume now reaching as high as it was in the early days of the Eruption?

It doesn't look like there is as much SO2 up there at the moment. Not sure about the exact plume height at the moment, its been up and down a fair bit but it was at 9km at times yesterday and I think thats as high as it's ever been.

jaredGalen

I think now it refers to the altitude of the ash layer.

Green signified ash around the 20000ft level.

Blue signifies ash higher then that, up around 35000 feet. I think this is getting close to cruising altitude of the planes. Hopefully someone can correct me if I'm wrong.

Edit: I see dak posted another possible explanation. I should post quicker

maquiladora

Cool shot of the ash cloud taken yesterday :